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    "id": 1342278,
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    "speaker_name": "Ndia, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. George Kariuki",
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    "content": "C and county roads - Class B, E, F and G. In this classification, Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) was given the responsibility of Class C roads. As such, counties became beneficiaries of the fund effective Financial Year 2015/2016 based on the County Allocation of Revenue Act, 2015, and instructions from the National Treasury issued on 28th August 2015. In this regard, KRB allocated 15 per cent of funds to the counties as conditional grants for six years up to the Financial Year 2020/2021. However, the effective Financial Year 2021/2022 maintenance of county roads was incorporated into the equitable share. Hence, KRB stopped the conditional grants from the Road Maintenance Levy Fund to the counties and reverted to the original formula, as provided in Section 6 of the Kenya Roads Board Act, 1999. KeRRA gets an allocation of 32 per cent, which we call 22 per cent and 10 per cent. Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) gets 15 per cent. Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) gets 40 per cent. Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) gets 1 per cent. There is an allocation which we call emergency interventions to the Cabinet Secretary of 10 per cent. KRB gets an administration allocation of 2 per cent. Hon. Temporary Speaker, having considered the submissions by KRB and the Cabinet Secretary for Roads, Transport and Public Works, the Committee observed that the communication by KeRRA on the lower ceiling was only cautionary to prevent the ending Bills that may arise in the event that the county governments are funded from Road Maintenance Levy Fund in the Financial Years 2024/2025 and 2025/2026. The allocation for the Financial Year 2023/2024 has not and will not be affected by the communication. The Committee notes that the communication by KeRRA on the lower ceiling is inconsistent with Section 6 of the Kenya Roads Board Act, 1999, which provides for how the KRB will allocate funds. Section 6 of the Kenya Roads Board Act, 1999, says that the Board shall allocate funds from the Road Maintenance Levy Fund as follows. I gave the percentages. So, I do not have to go back there. The Committee also recommends that the Director-General of KeRRA withdraw the memo to regional managers and report back to the House within seven days of adopting this Report. Further, public officers should refrain from issuing communications or circulars that have legal implications before the approval of Parliament. We agreed yesterday that only Parliament has the mandate to change or make laws. Additionally, the Committee also recommends that the KRB expedites the release of funds for the Financial Year 2023/2024 to the road agencies. Having stated the above, I request the Vice-Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure to second the Motion. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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